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Chapter 146 Transmigrating into "The Wrath of Xiangxi"

Time and space change.

This time, Gu Yu transmigrated into the world of "Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time".

"Ghost Blows Out the Light" is a mysterious world where not only demons and monsters exist, but also some prehistoric creatures hide in unknown places.

For Gu Yu, this world is just the right place for him to break through the limitations of traditional martial arts.

For example, the six-winged centipede in Ping Mountain has a valuable inner core that might help with a breakthrough.

This time, Gu Yu's identity is that of an ordinary disciple of the Unloading Ridge sect, one of the four major tomb raiding sects in the martial arts world. The other three sects are Mojin, Faqiu, and Banshan.

At present, it is the early years of the Republic of China, and warlords are fighting each other in various places, and the people are suffering.

That morning, the group of four arrived at a small mountain town—Zhao Family Town.

The leader was a young woman in her late twenties, dressed in green with her hair tied up. Her eyes were like clear autumn water, exuding a lively and spirited aura.

With a full yet slender figure, paired with a fitted outfit, she exudes both mature charm and heroic spirit.

In Xieling, everyone calls her "Hong Gu" or "Hong Guniang".

She was a successor of the Moon Gate Ancient Magic Tricks, having studied under a master since childhood. Because of her beauty, she caught the eye of a local bully during her teenage years, who wanted to take her as his concubine.

When Hong Gu refused, the bully went so far as to drive her parents to their deaths.

In a fit of rage, Hong Gu wiped out the entire family of the tyrant and joined the Xieling sect, where she was highly valued by Chen Yulou, the leader of Xieling.

"Miss Hong, there's a tea stall over there. Let's go over and rest for a bit, and ask around while we're at it."

A disciple named Xiao Wu pointed to a tea stall on the street.

"Um!"

Hong Gu nodded.

So the four of them went to the tea stall and sat down.

After the stall owner brought the tea, Xiao Wu asked, "Boss, I heard there are zombies here, is that true?"

Upon hearing this, the stall owner's face changed, and he said in a trembling voice, "Of course it's true, I saw it with my own eyes—"

"What? You saw a zombie with your own eyes?"

Another disciple named Zeng Shan exclaimed in surprise.

There are many disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect, but very few have actually seen a zombie. No wonder this disciple is so surprised.

This time, Hong Gu brought Zeng Shan, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yu to Zhao Family Town, not to eliminate the zombies, but to scout out the way.

Generally speaking, most places where zombies can form are ancient tombs.

The stall owner shook his head: "I've never seen a zombie in person, but I have seen livestock killed by zombies."

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Upon hearing this, Hong Gu frowned and said, "How can you be so sure it was a zombie bite, and not a wild animal?"

The stall owner said, "Young lady, the wounds from wild animal bites are different from those from zombie bites. Wild animals bite livestock mainly to eat their meat, so the bitten animals are mostly mangled and mutilated. Zombies, on the other hand, bite to suck blood; the bitten animals only have teeth marks, and all the blood has been drained."

Hearing this, Gu Yu nodded: "Yes, the old man is right."

Hong Gu asked again, "Then the zombies only bite livestock, not people?"

"Why doesn't it bite people? Several have already been bitten to death, and they've been drained of blood too."

After talking for a while, the stall owner added, "If you want to see it for yourselves, this is perfect. Zhao Er's cow at the east end of town was killed by a zombie last night."

"Let's go take a look."

Hong Gu immediately paid for the tea and got up to walk towards the east end of the town.

When they found Zhao Er's house, the cow had already been carried out and was about to be taken outside the town to be burned.

After all, who would dare eat a cow that has been killed by a zombie?

Hong Gu stepped forward and examined it closely. She found several bloody holes in the cow's neck, which did not seem to be caused by a wild animal.

Gu Yu also stepped forward to examine it, then whispered to Hong Gu, "Miss Hong, it seems it really was bitten by a zombie."

"Hmm, let's ask around some more."

Hard work pays off.

After making some inquiries, they finally found someone who had seen the zombies with their own eyes.

This man, called Ah Si, was an old bachelor who made a living by begging.

At first, Ah Si looked terrified and was unwilling to talk about what happened that night. However, when Hong Gu took out a silver dollar and handed it to him, he immediately perked up and began to tell the story.

"That night, shortly after midnight, I was urinating in an alley on the west side of town. Just as I finished and was about to leave, I suddenly heard a noise. I turned around and was so frightened that I almost screamed—"

As he spoke, Ah Si looked shaken, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"You saw a zombie?"

Hong Gu couldn't help but ask a question.

"Yes!" Ah Si nodded.

Zeng Shan couldn't help but ask, "How do you know it's a zombie? What if it's a thief?"

Ah Si shook his head: "That guy wasn't human at all. He was wearing ancient armor and was at least a head taller than me. He jumped over Ah Gui's courtyard wall."

"I'm sure. Although I didn't see it clearly when it jumped out, it hopped away and disappeared quickly. The next day, I heard that A-Gui's dog and pig had been bitten to death and drained of their blood."

At this moment, Gu Yu asked, "You said that zombie was wearing ancient armor?"

"Yes! Just like the generals on the stage."

Gu Yu then asked, "Do you know if there are any ancient tombs nearby? Or any legends about a general's tomb?"

Ah Si said, "I don't know about the ancient tomb, but there was a general's temple in the mountains west of the town, but it was destroyed many years ago."

Following the location given by A Si, Gu Yu and his group finally found the General's Temple on a hill.

To be precise, it is just an abandoned site that has been abandoned for many years.

Gu Yu walked around the area for a while, then suddenly squatted down.

"What did you find?"

Hong Gu walked over and asked curiously.

"Come and see—" Gu Yu raised his hand and pointed to the ground.

Hong Gu also squatted down and took a closer look, then exclaimed in surprise, "Zombie footprints?"

She said that because the footprints were completely different from those of a normal person.

Ordinary people's footprints are staggered, but footprints on the ground are side by side.

"Let me look again."

After a while, Gu Yu discovered a few more footprints. However, these footprints were very shallow and not easy to spot without careful observation.

Hong Gu asked with some doubt, "According to the night watchman, that zombie was wearing armor, was tall, and its footprints should have been very deep. How come they're so shallow?"

Gu Yu smiled and said, "Since it can jump so high, it means it has a way to control its body and is not as clumsy as we imagined."

Xiao Wu said in a trembling voice, "How about we go back and report to Chief Chen?"

Hong Gu glared at Xiao Wu and said, "You're going to go back and report after finding just a few footprints? What's the point of us scouting then? We might as well just send a few hundred brothers over."

Xiao Wudang immediately fell silent.

After a thorough search, they finally found a passage in a deep ditch overgrown with weeds.

Moreover, the zombie's footprints were found at the entrance of the passage, clearly indicating that this was where it was hiding.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Hong Gu, skilled and daring, led the way without hesitation and went inside.

Gu Yu followed closely behind, cautiously observing the surrounding environment.

This time, the system rewarded me with a cultivation technique, the Quanzhen Sect's "Innate Skill".

However, after extensively reading and studying the doctrines of various schools of thought, such as Taoism, Yin-Yang School, and Mohism, in "A Step into the Past," Gu Yu combined his own experience and insights to create his own mental cultivation method.

Too lazy to think of a name, Gu Yu simply used the Tai Xuan Scripture, a divine martial art from the novel "The Wandering Swordsman".